Describe holophrases, overgeneralization, and ...

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Describe holophrases, overgeneralization, and undergeneralization, and explain how they relate to language development.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following would be the most likely explanation Piaget would offer for the students' difficulty?
 
  a. The students are not yet chronologically at the age of formal operations, and this is a formal operational task.
  b. The students' maturation isn't to the point where they are ready to handle this topic.
  c. The students lack the ability to understand topics as sophisticated as Mrs. Green is trying to teach.
  d. The students lack the concrete experiences needed to understand the ideas involved.

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Answer to Question 1

Holophrases are one-word or two-word utterances that carry as much meaning for the child as complete sentences. Their use is part of early language development. As children's development advances, they tend to overgeneralize their speech, such as using doggie to refer to all furry animals, or undergeneralize, such as using kitty to refer to only their kitty. As development further advances the tendency to overgeneralize and undergeneralize gradually disappears.

Answer to Question 2

d